Andrew Garfield has compared being cast in Spider-Man to "floating" in a "bubble".

The 27-year-old, who can currently be seen in The Social Network, revealed that he started to feel like a genuine superhero upon winning the role of Peter Parker in the upcoming reboot.

He told Virgin Media: "When I found out about being cast in Spider-Man, it was like this bubble developed around me. I was floating in it for a while. And then, suddenly, it evaporated, and I was like, 'Well, I'm just an actor. I don't get to actually be Spider-Man'.

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"But maybe I'll have moments where I'm convinced that I am and those periods of fantasy will get me through."

Garfield added that the hype surrounding the project and his casting had helped him identify with the pressure placed upon his character.

"I think it's going to be a little bit more complicated than what I imagined. And, of course, I'm going to feel a great pressure, which might be one of Peter Parker's great struggles, in having to live up to this thing that he is supposed to be or symbolises.

"It will be interesting. I think the more I can tie into my own reality, the better and more enriching it will be for everyone involved."

It was announced last week that Easy A star Emma Stone had been cast as Garfield's love interest in Marc Webb's superhero epic.